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Victims' Families Stunned by Failure of Air Safety Bill in House
The victims' families were worried. For months, they had waited for the House to pick up a bill to enact new rules on aircraft that officials have said might have prevented a midair collision over Washington last year that killed 67 people.
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House Narrowly Rejects Air Safety Bill After Pentagon Opposition
The House struck down aviation safety legislation on Tuesday that would have required planes to carry a type of tracking technology that federal investigators determined could have helped avoid a midair collision over the Potomac River last year that killed 67 people.
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Opinion | A year after DCA crash, an easy fix to prevent more mid-air collisions
National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy speaks to reporters on Tuesday. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
A year ago Thursday, 67 people died when a military helicopter collided with an American Airlines flight attempting to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
